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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Tsonton, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert Joseph Hughes, Mason, OH (US);
Saleem Qureshi, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention there is provided an obturator for penetrating body tissue which contains a handle and a shaft. The shaft has a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end extending from it. The handle and shaft are formed from a single piece of molded polymer. A substantially rigid reinforcing member which is formed from a material having a greater rigidity than the molded polymer is disposed along the shaft.
Published as:
CA2387945A1; EP1262150A2; US2002183775A1; AU3435702A; MXPA02005541A; EP1262150A3; CN1389180A; JP2003019140A; US6656198B2; EP1262150B1; DE60200308D1; ES2215971T3; DE60200308T2; AU781610B2; CN1232227C; JP4290388B2; CA2387945C;